Fasting
Stations of the Cross
Agonizing Facts
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Bible
100
What food should we abstain from during Lent?
Meat (Beef, Pork & Chicken)
100
How many times does Jesus fall while carrying the Cross?
3 times.
100
How many times did Peter deny that he knew Jesus?
Three.
100
What are the holy days of obligation during Lent?
Bonus: What are the names of the last two days of Lent?
None, though highly recommended to attend Ash Wednesday and the other special masses after Lent.
Bonus: Fat Tuesday and Spy Wednesday.
100
In which books can you find the story of the Passion of the Christ?
The gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
200
What is the difference between fasting and abstinence?
Fasting is limiting the amount of a certain thing, while abstinence is not having any of it.
200
What is the name of the man who helps Jesus carry the cross?
Simon of Cyrene
200
True or False:
Jesus sweat blood.
True.
Hematohidrosis (or hematidrosis) is an extremely rare, non-fatal condition where blood oozes from intact skin, commonly during periods of severe emotional stress, fear, or intense physical exertion.
200
Catholics give up something they love for Lent, or add some prayers/good deeds; are they exempt from this at any time during Lent?
Yes, on Sundays, because they are considered little Easters. However, you can choose to maintain your personal devotion by continuing your Lenten observance.
200
Which story can be found in Matthew and Luke's 4th chapter?
The story of Jesus fasting for 40 days and nights in the desert.
300
True or False:
It is an obligation to fast/abstain during Lent.
True.
300
What is the name of the woman who wipes the face of Jesus?
Bonus: Which station of the cross is this?
Veronica
Bonus answer: Station 6
300
What is the legal price of a slave (according to Exodus)?
30 pieces of silver; It was legally defined as the price of a slave in Exodus 21:32.
300
What are all of the best practices to observe on a Friday during Lent?
Fasting and abstaining from meat. Also attending the Stations of the Cross.
300
What are all the names of the apostles mentioned during the Passion of the Christ (after the last supper, where the 12 are last together)?
Judas (betrays Jesus), Peter (in the garden and also denies Jesus three times), James (in the garden with Jesus), John (in the garden with Jesus and again at the cross when Jesus gives him Mary to look after)
400
What days should we fast? What days should we abstain from meat? Are they the same?
Bonus: How many days did Jesus fast?
They are the same. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and every Friday in between.
Bonus:40 days
400
Name 7 of the Stations of the Cross.
1. Jesus is condemned; 2. Jesus carries his cross; 3. Jesus falls the first time; 4. Jesus meets his mother; 5. Simon of Cyrene helps; 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus; 7. Jesus falls a second time; 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem; 9. Jesus falls a third time; 10. Jesus is stripped; 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross; 12. Jesus dies; 13. Jesus is taken down; 14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.
400
Mary watches her son be scourged, sentenced to death, carry his cross, crucified, and laid in a tomb. Mary was told a prophecy about this; which prophecy was it?
Bonus question: What is the name of the rosary that starts with this prophecy and ends with Jesus being laid in the tomb?
During Jesus' presentation, Simeon and Anna said that a sword would pierce Mary's heart/soul.
Bonus: The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. (1. The prophecy of Simeon; 2. The flight to Egypt; 3. Finding of the child Jesus at the temple; 4. Our blessed mother meets Jesus on the way to Calvary; 5. Jesus suffers and dies on the Cross; 6. Jesus is taken down from the cross; 7. Jesus is laid in the tomb.)
400
What are the three days called at the end of Lent and before Easter?
Bonus: What are each of those three days called?
The triduum.
Bonus: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil
400
Which Psalm is Jesus alluding to when he says, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Bonus: Why does Jesus allude to this Psalm?
Psalm 22
Bonus: Jesus alluded to Psalm 22 on the cross to signify the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy, express the intense agony of his abandonment, and affirm his ultimate trust in God despite suffering.
500
Name 2 purposes of fasting.
- Penance: A way to express sorrow for sin and unite with Christ's suffering.
- Spiritual Growth: Develops humility, dependence on God, and self-discipline.
- Charity: Frees resources (time, money) to give to the poor or for prayer.
- Beyond Food: True fasting also involves abstaining from evil, anger, gossip, and other sins, making the bodily fast meaningful.
500
What was the approximate weight of the cross that Jesus carried?
Historians and scholars estimate the wooden crossbeam (patibulum) Jesus carried weighed between 75 and 125 pounds (34–57 kg). While the full, assembled cross might have weighed over 300 lbs, Roman custom typically required the condemned to carry only the crossbeam to the site where the vertical post was already placed.
500
When Jesus was scourged, what was the tool they used called? (describing works too)
Roman Flagrum Whip
500
What is the liturgical color of Lent?
Bonus: What does this color stand for?
Purple or violet is the liturgical color of Lent.
Bonus: It symbolizes penance, mourning, and the royalty of Christ.
500
Name 4 of the last 7 sayings of Jesus Christ.
- "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34) - A plea for the forgiveness of his executioners.
- "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43) - Spoken to the repentant thief.
- "Woman, behold your son... Behold your mother" (John 19:26–27) - Entrusting his mother, Mary, to the disciple John.
- "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34) - A cry of abandonment from Psalm 22.
- "I thirst" (John 19:28) - An expression of physical agony.
- "It is finished" (John 19:30) - Signifying the completion of his earthly mission and atonement.
- "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit" (Luke 23:46) - A final act of trust in God.